Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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Parnaíba, Diocese of (PARNAIBA, DIOCESI DI)
PARNAÍBA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Piauí in Brazil. It has an area of 25,679 sq km with a population of 275,214… -
Passau, Diocese of (PASSAVIA (PASSAU), DIOCESI DI)
PASSAU, DIOCESE OF. - A diocese in Bavaria, existing in its present extent only from 1817 and 1821, but in ancient times one of the most… -
Pasto, Diocese of (PASTO, DIOCESI DI)
PASTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Colombia (South America), suffragan of the archdiocese of Popayan. It has an area of 8,000 sq km… -
Paterson, Diocese of (PATERSON, DIOCESI DI)
PATERSON, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the state of New Jersey, in the United States of America. > PATMOS - The bell tower of the… -
Patna, Diocese of (PATNA, DIOCESI DI)
PATNA, Diocese of. - The mission of Tibet (v.) was entrusted in 1703 to the Capuchins who, having been definitively expelled from that… -
Patti, Diocese of (PATTI, DIOCESI DI)
PATTI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Sicily, suffragan of Messina, with an area of 1,330 sq. km., a population of 218,000 inhabitants… -
Paulovich-Lucich, Stefano (PAULOWICH-LUCICH, STEFANO)
PAULOVICH-LUCICH, STEFANO. - Bishop, b. at Macarsca (Spalato) on 7 Aug. 1790, d. at Cattaro on 28 Feb. 1853. Sent to complete his studies… -
Pechino, Archdiocese of (PECHINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PECHINO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Peking, a city in the province of Hopeh, formerly the capital of China, is rich in monuments of ancient Chinese… -
Pelotas, Diocese of (PELOTAS, DIOCESI DI)
PELOTAS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It has an area of 43,757 sq. km., with a population of… -
Pembroke, Diocese of (PEMBROKE, DIOCESI DI)
PEMBROKE, Diocese of. - In the province of Ontario, Canada. On July 11, 1882, Leo XIII created the apostolic vicariate of Pontiac, which… -
Penedo, Diocese of (PENEDO, DIOCESI DI)
PENEDO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Alagoas in Brazil. It has an area of 16,643 sq km with a population of 454,000… -
Pengpu, Diocese of (PENGPU, DIOCESI DI)
PENGPU, Diocese of. - In the northern part of the province of Anhwei, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 21… -
Penne e Pescara, Diocese of (PENNE E PESCARA, DIOCESI DI)
PENNE E PESCARA, Diocese of. - Diocese with its seat at Pescara, it has 235,000 inhabitants, 70 parishes grouped into 14 foranias. It has… -
Peoria, Diocese of (PEORIA, DIOCESI DI)
PEORIA, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the state of Illinois, in the United States of America. This diocese was erected in 1875 by… -
Périgueux, Diocese of (PÉRIGUEUX, DIOCESI DI)
PÉRIGUEUX, Diocese of. - City and diocese, capital of the prefecture of the department of Dordogne, in southwestern France. The city is… -
Perpignan, Diocese of (PERPIGNANO, DIOCESI DI)
PERPIGNAN, Diocese of. - City and diocese, seat of a prefecture of the department of the Eastern Pyrenees, situated in the plain of… -
Perth, Archdiocese of (PERTH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PERTH, Archdiocese of. - It is located in Western Australia and the city of P. is the capital of the State. In 1842 the Catholics of P.… -
Perugia, Archdiocese of (PERUGIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PERUGIA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese, capital of the province of the same name in Umbria. It has an area of 1,600 sq km, but for… -
Pesaro, Diocese of (PESARO, DIOCESI DI)
PESARO, Diocese of. - Capital city of the province of the same name and a suffragan diocese of Urbino. It extends over 287 sq km with a… -
Pescia, Diocese of (PESCIA, DIOCESI DI)
PESCIA, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the province of Pistoia in Tuscany. It has an area of about 143 sq km, with a population of… -
Pesqueira, Diocese of (PESQUEIRA, DIOCESI DI)
PESQUEIRA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Pernambuco in Brazil. It has an area of 35,000 sq km with a population of 392,887… -
Peterborough, Diocese of (PETERBOROUGH, DIOCESI DI)
PETERBOROUGH, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Ontario, Canada. Pius IX founded the apostolic vicariate of Northern Canada on 3 February… -
Petrolina, Diocese of (PETROLINA, DIOCESI DI)
PETROLINA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Pernambuco in Brazil. It has a population of 160,000 inhabitants, all Catholic,… -
Petrópolis, Diocese of (PETROPOLIS, DIOCESI DI)
PETRÓPOLIS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It has an area of 3,551 sq km. with a population of… -
Philadelphia, Archdiocese of (FILADELFIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PHILADELPHIA, ARCHDIOCESE of - The bell of liberty that was rung for the declaration of independence in 1776. Philadelphia. Independence… -
Piana dei Greci (degli Albanesi), Diocese of (PIANA DEI GRECI (DEGLI ALBANESI), DIOCESI DI)
PIANA DEI GRECI (degli Albanesi), Diocese of. - Since 1937 it has been the seat of the Greek eparchy or diocese, with jurisdiction over the… -
Piazza Armerina (Enna), Diocese of (PIAZZA ARMERINA (ENNA), DIOCESI DI)
PIAZZA ARMERINA (ENNA), DIOCESE OF. - In Sicily, with jurisdiction over 13 municipalities. It has an area of 2003 sq km with a population… -
Pienza, Diocese of (PIENZA, DIOCESI DI)
PIENZA, Diocese of. - A diocese united with that of Chiusi, immediately subject, it belongs to the conciliar region of Etruria; it… -
Pinar del Río, Diocese of (PINAR DEL RIO, DIOCESI DI)
PINAR DEL RÍO, DIOCESE OF. - City of the Republic of Cuba in the Antilles, and seat of a diocese, suffragan of San Cristóbal de la Habana.… -
Pinerolo, Diocese of (PINEROLO, DIOCESI DI)
PINEROLO, DIOCESI di [DIOCESE of]. - City and diocese of Piedmont, suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin. The diocese extends over an area… -
Pingliang, Diocese of (PINGLIANG, DIOCESI DI)
PINGLIANG, Diocese of. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Kansu (northern China). Erected as an apostolic prefecture with 17… -
Pinsk-Pinsk, Diocese of (PINSK-PINSK, DIOCESI DI)
PINSK-PINSK, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Poland. Over an area of 50,000 sq km it has 319,603 Catholics, distributed in 133 parishes,… -
Piracicaba, Diocese of (PIRACICABA, DIOCESI DI)
PIRACICABA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of São Paulo in Brazil. It has an area of 1400 sq km with a population of 167,000… -
Pisa, Archdiocese of (PISA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PISA, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese of Tuscany. Its suffragan dioceses are Apuania, Livorno, Pescia, Pontremoli and Volterra. The… -
Pistoia, Diocese of (PISTOIA, DIOCESI DI)
PISTOIA, Diocese of. - City and diocese, capital of a province in Tuscany. The diocese, which already existed in the 5th century, was… -
Pittsburgh, Diocese of (PITTSBURG, DIOCESI DI)
PITTSBURGH, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The diocese of P., a suffragan of Philadelphia, today… -
Piura, Diocese of (PIURA, DIOCESI DI)
PIURA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Peru, suffragan of Trujillo. It has an area of 43,588 sq km and a population of 500,000… -
Plasencia (Placentin), Diocese of (PLASENCIA (PLACENTIN), DIOCESI DI)
PLASENCIA (PLACENTIN), DIOCESE OF. - A city and diocese in Spain, whose territory extends not only into the civil province of Cáceres, but… -
Plymouth, Diocese of (PLYMOUTH, DIOCESI DI)
PLYMOUTH, Diocese of. - City and diocese in England established as a separate see in 1850; it comprises the counties of Devonshire,… -
Poitiers, Diocese of (POITIERS, DIOCESI DI)
POITIERS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Vienne in France; it comprises the two civil departments of Vienne and… -
Policastro, Diocese of (POLICASTRO, DIOCESI DI)
POLICASTRO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Salerno; it has an area of 1,200 sq km with a population of 70,000… -
Ponce, Diocese of (PONCE, DIOCESI DI)
PONCE, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Central America on the island of Puerto Rico; immediately subject to the Holy See. It has an area… -
Pondicherry, Archdiocese of (PONDICHÉRY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PONDICHERRY, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the colony of P., founded by French merchants in 1674, the Capuchins of Madras settled in 1677, and they… -
Ponta Grossa, Diocese of (PONTA GROSSA, DIOCESI DI)
PONTA GROSSA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the State of Paraná in Brazil. It has an area of 40,000 sq km with a population of 350,000… -
Pontremoli, Diocese of (PONTREMOLI, DIOCESI DI)
PONTREMOLI, Diocese of. - It is the northernmost of the four dioceses of Lunigiana and extends its jurisdiction over the upper and, in… -
Poona, Diocese of (POONA, DIOCESI DI)
POONA, Diocese of. - In central-southern India. The territory first belonged to the apostolic vicariate of Bombay; on 8 March 1854 it was… -
Popayán, Archdiocese of (POPAYÁN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
POPAYÁN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the Republic of Colombia, department of Cauca. The archdiocese has an area of 30,000 sq.… -
Poreč, Diocese of (PARENZO, DIOCESI DI)
POREČ, Diocese of. - Small town and diocese on the western coast of Istria, formerly in the province of Pola. First a Roman municipium,… -
Portalegre, Diocese of (PORTALEGRE, DIOCESI DI)
PORTALEGRE, Diocese of. - The diocese of P. is located to the northeast of Lisbon, almost at the Spanish frontier, in Portugal. It has its… -
Port-de-Paix, Diocese of (PORTO PACE (PORT-DE-PAIX), DIOCESI DI)
PORT-DE-PAIX, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of the Republic of Haiti, suffragan of the archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, capital of the… -
Port Elizabeth, Diocese of (PORT ELIZABETH, DIOCESI DI)
PORT ELIZABETH, DIOCESE OF. - In the eastern region of the Union of South Africa. It was erected on 30 July 1847 as an apostolic vicariate… -
Portland, Diocese of (PORTLAND, DIOCESI DI)
PORTLAND, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Maine, U.S.A. The diocese was erected by Pius IX on 8 Dec. 1854 for the States of… -
Portland in Oregon, Archdiocese of (PORTLAND IN OREGON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PORTLAND IN OREGON, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and city in the State of Oregon, U.S.A. By indult of the Holy See dated 28 Feb. 1836,… -
Porto Alegre (Portalegrè nel Brasile), Archdiocese of (PORTALEGRE NEL BRASILE (PORTO ALEGRE), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PORTO ALEGRE (Portalegrè nel Brasile), Archdiocese of. - Capital city and archdiocese in the State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It has… -
Porto e Santa Rufina, Diocese of (PORTO E SANTA RUFINA, DIOCESI DI)
PORTO E SANTA RUFINA, Diocese of. - In Latium, in the province of Rome, it is one of the seven suburbicarian sees held by a cardinal of the… -
Port of Spain, Archdiocese of (PORTO DI SPAGNA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PORT OF SPAIN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It is situated in the British Antilles and has its seat on the island of Trinidad, and it comprises the… -
Portogruaro, Diocese of (PORTOGRUARO, DIOCESI DI)
PORTOGRUARO, DIOCESE OF. - Recent excavations have brought to light a new burial area with two enclosures, with quadrangular cells with… -
Porto Luigi, Diocese of (PORTO LUIGI, DIOCESI DI)
PORTO LUIGI, Diocese of. - The island of Mauritius and the other small islands annexed to it (St. Brandon, Rodriguez, Agalega, Farquhar,… -
Porto Nacional, Diocese of (PORTO NAZIONALE, DIOCESI DI)
PORTO NACIONAL, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the State of Goias in Brazil. It has an area of 250,000 sq km with a population of… -
Porto (Oporto), Diocese of (PORTO (OPORTO), DIOCESI DI)
PORTO (OPORTO), DIOCESE OF. - The diocese of P., or O., is situated in the northwest of Portugal, between the dioceses of Braga, Vila Real,… -
Port Pirie, Diocese of (PORT PIRIE, DIOCESI DI)
PORT PIRIE, Diocese of. - On 13 May 1887 the northern territory was detached from the diocese of Adelaide (Australia) and the diocese of… -
Portsmouth, Diocese of (PORTSMOUTH, DIOCESI DI)
PORTSMOUTH, Diocese of. - City in England. The diocese (suffragan of Westminster) was founded in 1882 by dismemberment of the diocese of… -
Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Diocese of (POTENZA E MARSICO NUOVO, DIOCESI DI)
POTENZA E MARSICO NUOVO, Diocese of. - P. is the capital of Basilicata: the Cathedral is under the invocation of St. Gerard, a suffragan of… -
Potosí in Bolivia, Diocese of (POTOSÌ IN BOLIVIA, DIOCESI DI)
POTOSÍ IN BOLIVIA, DIOCESE. - Diocese of Bolivia in South America, suffragan of the archdiocese of Sucre. > POTIJ, IPATIJ - Portrait.… -
Poznań, Archdiocese of (POSNANIA-POZNAŃ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
POZNAŃ, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in Poland, founded in 968. A suffragan of Gniezno until 1821. In that year, with the bull De… -
Pozzuoli, Diocese of (POZZUOLI, DIOCESI DI)
POZZUOLI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Naples. It has an area of 77 sq km with a population of 153,364 inhabitants, of… -
Prague, Archdiocese of (PRAGA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PRAGUE, Archdiocese of. - Capital city of Czechoslovakia and archdiocese situated in the center of Bohemia on the banks of the Vltava,… -
Prato, Diocese of (PRATO, DIOCESI DI)
PRATO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Tuscany, united with Pistoia (v.). The diocese, established in 1653 by the dismemberment of a part… -
Prešov Of The Ruthenians (Lat. Fragopolis, Ukr. Prjašiv, Hung. Eperjes), Diocese of (PRESOV DEI RUTENI (LAT. FRAGOPOLIS, UCR. PRJAŠIO, UNGH. EPERJES), DIOCESI DI)
PREŠOV OF THE RUTHENIANS (Lat. Fragopolis, Ukr. Prjašiv, Hung. Eperjes), Diocese of. - Diocese (eparchy) in Slovakia, of the… -
Pretoria, Archdiocese of (PRETORIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PRETORIA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the Union of South Africa. The city of P. is the seat of the civil government and capital of the province of… -
Prince Albert, Diocese of (PRINCE ALBERT, DIOCESI DI)
PRINCE ALBERT, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The Catholic population numbers 32,475 souls gathered in 44 parishes… -
Providence, Diocese of (PROVIDENCE, DIOCESI DI)
PROVIDENCE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Rhode Island (U.S.A.), suffragan of Boston, today it covers a territory of 1,085… -
Przemyśl Of The Latins, Diocese of (PREMISLIA (PRZEMYSL) DEI LATINI, DIOCESI DI)
PREMISLIA (Przemysl) of the LATINS, DIOCESE of - Diocese of the Latin rite in Poland. As early as the 13th century there is record of an… -
Puchi, Diocese of (PUCHI, DIOCESI DI)
PUCHI, Diocese of. - In the southern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 12 Dec.… -
Pueblo, Diocese of (PUEBLO, DIOCESI DI)
PUEBLO, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Colorado (U.S.A.). The diocese has a territory of 51,289 square miles with a total… -
Puerto Montt, Diocese of (PUERTO MONTT, DIOCESI DI)
PUERTO MONTT, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese of Chile in South America, suffragan of the Most Holy Conception. The diocese has an area of 25,000 sq… -
Pulati, Diocese of (PULATI, DIOCESI DI)
PULATI, Diocese of. - It is located in the interior of northern Albania, a suffragan of Scutari. From 877 to 1032 it was subject to the… -
Puno, Diocese Of (PUNO, DIOCESI DI)
PUNO, Diocese Of. - City and diocese in the department of the same name in Peru (South America), suffragan of the archdiocese of Arequipa.… -
Punta Arenas, Diocese Of (PUNTA ARENAS, DIOCESI DI)
PUNTA ARENAS, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Chile, capital of the province of Magallanes, suffragan of the archdiocese of the Most Holy… -
Płock, Diocese of (PLOCK, DIOCESI DI)
PŁOCK, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Poland, founded in 1000-50. It is now a suffragan of Warsaw, and until 1818 of Gniezno. The first… -
Qingdao, Diocese of (TSINGTAO, DIOCESI DI)
QINGDAO, Diocese of. - On the coast of the Yellow Sea, in the southeastern part of the province of Shantung, in northern China. It was… -
Quebec, Archdiocese Of (QUÉBEC, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
QUEBEC, Archdiocese Of. - Archdiocese and city in the province of Q. (Canada, North America). Q. covers an area of 19,000 sq km with a >… -
Queenstown, Diocese Of (QUEENSTOWN, DIOCESI DI)
QUEENSTOWN, Diocese Of. - It is located in the eastern part of the Union of South Africa and was erected as a mission sui iuris on 20… -
Querétaro, Diocese Of (QUERÉTARO, DIOCESI DI)
QUERÉTARO, Diocese Of. - Diocese in Mexico, suffragan of Morelia. It has an area of 15,306 sq km with a population of 281,000 inhabitants,… -
Quezaltenango, Diocese of (QUEZALTENANGO, DIOCESI DI)
QUEZALTENANGO, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese of the Republic of Guatemala in South America, suffragan of the archdiocese of Guatemala. It has an… -
Quilon, Diocese of (QUILON, DIOCESI DI)
QUILON, Diocese of. - It is located in south-western India. Tradition traces back to St. Thomas the Apostle the erection of a church at Q.… -
Quimper, Diocese of (QUIMPER, DIOCESI DI)
QUIMPER, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of Finistère in France, situated at the confluence of the Steir with the… -
Quito, Archdiocese of (QUITO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
QUITO, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital city of Ecuador, at 2,850 m. above sea level. It has an area of 21,362 sq km with a… -
Ragusa, Diocese of (RAGUSA, DIOCESI DI)
RAGUSA, DIOCESI di (Diocese of Ragusa). - Erected on 6 May 1950, by dismembering seven municipalities from the archdiocese of Syracuse and… -
Raigarh–Ambikapur, Diocese of (RAIGARH-AMBIKAPUR, DIOCESI DI)
RAIGARH–AMBIKAPUR, DIOCESE OF. - Erected on 13 Dec. 1951, it is located in north-eastern India with the civil districts of R. and Surguja,… -
Raleigh, Diocese of (RALEIGH, DIOCESI DI)
RALEIGH, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of North Carolina (United States of America). The diocese of R. comprises the entire… -
Rancagua, Diocese of (RANCAGUA, DIOCESI DI)
RANCAGUA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the civil provinces of O'Higgins and Colchagua, Chile (South America). The diocese covers a… -
Ranchi, Diocese of (RANCHI, DIOCESI DI)
RANCHI, Diocese of. - More often called the mission of Chota Nagpur from the name of one of its principal regions, it was detached from the… -
Raphoe, Diocese of (RAPHOE, DIOCESI DI)
RAPHOE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the north-west of Ireland. It comprises most of County Donegal, in the ecclesiastical province of… -
Rapid City, Diocese of (RAPID CITY, DIOCESI DI)
RAPID CITY, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of South Dakota (U. S. A.). Suffragan of St. Paul. It covers a territory of 43,000… -
Ravenna, Archdiocese of (RAVENNA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
RAVENNA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Romagna. As a metropolitan see it still has the dioceses of Bertinoro, Cervia, Cesena, Comacchio, Forlì,… -
Rawalpindi, Diocese of (RAWALPINDI, DIOCESI DI)
RAWALPINDI, Diocese of. - It derives from the apostolic prefecture of Kafiristan and Kashmir, erected on July 6, 1887 with territory… -
Recanati, Diocese of (RECANATI, DIOCESI DI)
RECANATI, Diocese of. - City in the province of Macerata. The diocese extends partly in the province of Macerata and partly in that of… -
Regensburg (Ratisbona), Diocese of (RATISBONA (REGENSBURG), DIOCESI DI)
REGENSBURG (RATISBONA), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Germany, suffragan of Munich and Freising. It has an area of 12,193 sq km with a… -
Reggio Calabria, Archdiocese of (REGGIO CALABRIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
REGGIO CALABRIA, ARCHDIOCESE of - Archdiocese and capital city of the province of the same name. It has an area of about 660 sq. km., with… -
Reggio Emilia, Diocese of (REGGIO EMILIA, DIOCESI DI)
REGGIO EMILIA, DIOCESE OF. - It extends over 1982 sq km and counts 349,000 Catholics out of 349,500 inhabitants: 450 churches, 256… -
Regina, Archdiocese of (REGINA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
REGINA, Archdiocese of. - In the southeastern part of the province of Saskatchewan (Canada). The Catholic population is 69,889. There are… -
Reims, Archdiocese of (REIMS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
REIMS, ARCHDIOCESE of - Archdiocese and capital city of the department of the Marne, on the right bank of the Vesle; it is surrounded by… -
Reno, Diocese Of (RENO, DIOCESI DI)
RENO, Diocese Of. - City and diocese in the State of Nevada (U. S. A.). The diocese of R. covers a territory of 110,829 sq. miles and the… -
Resistencia, Diocese of (RESISTENCIA, DIOCESI DI)
RESISTENCIA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the territory of Chaco and Formosa in Argentina. It has an area of 172,173 sq. km. with a… -
Reunion (Saint-Denis), Diocese of (RÉUNION (SAINT-DENIS), DIOCESI DI)
RÉUNION (SAINT-DENIS), DIOCESE of - The diocese of R. published his Tavole cronologiche e sincrone della storia fiorentina (Florence 1841;… -
Ribeirão Preto, Diocese of (REBEIRÃO PRETO, DIOCESI DI)
RIBEIRÃO PRETO, DIOCESE OF. - Suffragan of the archdiocese of São Paulo, in the state of the same name, in Brazil. It has an area of 26,547… -
Richmond, Diocese of (RICHMOND, DIOCESI DI)
RICHMOND, Diocese of. - A diocese and city in the State of Virginia (U.S.A.). A suffragan of Baltimore, it has an area of 34,008 square… -
Rieti, Diocese of (RIETI, DIOCESI DI)
RIETI, DIOCESE of. In Latium and in the Abruzzi, in the province of R., it borders on the dioceses of Terni, Sabina and Poggio Mirteto,… -
Riga, Archdiocese of (RIGA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
RIGA, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital city of Latvia on the banks of the Daugava. It has an area of 64,000 sq km with a… -
Rimini, Diocese of (RIMINI, DIOCESI DI)
RIMINI, Diocese of. - It is bounded on the east by the Foglia, on the west by the Rubicon. It has 228 secular priests, 48 religious, 136… -
Riobamba (Bolívar), Diocese of (RIOBAMBA (BOLIVAR), DIOCESI DI)
RIOBAMBA (BOLÍVAR), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese east-northeast of Guayaquil (Ecuador, South America). The diocese covers a territory of… -
Rio Cuarto, Diocese of (RIO CUARTO, DIOCESI DI)
RIO CUARTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the province of Cordoba (Argentina). It has an area of 54,300 sq km with a population of… -
Rio Preto, Diocese of (RIO PRETO, DIOCESI DI)
RIO PRETO, Diocese of. - Suffragan of the archdiocese of São Paulo, in the state of the same name (Brazil). It has an area of 37,500 sq km… -
Ripatransone, Diocese of (RIPATRANSONE, DIOCESI DI)
RIPATRANSONE, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Ascoli Piceno, from which it is 48 km. distant, 9 km. from the sea, at an altitude of 508… -
Rochester, Diocese of (ROCHESTER, DIOCESI DI)
ROCHESTER, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of New York (U.S.A.). A suffragan of New York, it has an area of 7,081 miles, with… -
Rockford, Diocese of (ROCKFORD, DIOCESI DI)
ROCKFORD, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Illinois (U.S.A.) The area of the diocese, a suffragan of Chicago, is 6,475 square… -
Rockhampton, Diocese of (ROCKHAMPTON, DIOCESI DI)
ROCKHAMPTON, DIOCESE OF. - Located in the State of Queensland (Australia), it was erected on 29 Dec. 1882 with territory detached from the… -
Rodez, Diocese of (RODEZ, DIOCESI DI)
RODEZ, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Aveyron (France). The diocese extends over the ancient region of Rouergue and… -
Rosario, Diocese of (ROSARIO, DIOCESI DI)
ROSARIO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of S. Fé in Argentina. It has an area of 27,437.30 sq km with a population of… -
Roseau, Diocese of (ROSEAU, DIOCESI DI)
ROSEAU, Diocese of. - Located in the Lesser Antilles, it is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Port of Spain and comprises almost all the… -
Rosnavia (Slovak: Rožňava, Hungarian: Rozsnyó, German: Rosenau), Diocese of (ROSNAVIA (SLOV. ROŽŠAVA, UNGH. ROŽŠNÝO, TED. ROSENAU), DIOCESI DI)
ROSNAVIA (Slovak: Rožňava, Hungarian: Rozsnyó, German: Rosenau), Diocese of. - In Czechoslovakia; in 1927 the entire diocese, with its… -
Rossano, Diocese of (ROSSANO, DIOCESI DI)
ROSSANO, Diocese of. - The city of R., in the province of Cosenza, rises on the extreme eastern spurs of the Sila, facing the Ionian Sea,… -
Ross, Diocese of (ROSS, DIOCESI DI)
ROSS, Diocese of. - Diocese in County Cork in the south of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and in the civil… -
Rottenburg, Diocese of (ROTTENBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
ROTTENBURG, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in Württemberg in Germany. It has an area of 19,155 sq. km. with a population of 3,316,865… -
Rouen, Archdiocese of (ROUEN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ROUEN, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese, capital of the department of Seine-Inférieure in France; the diocese has the same area as… -
Ruremunda, Diocese of (RUREMONDA, DIOCESI DI)
RUREMONDA, DIOCESE of - Suffragan of Utrecht; it coincides with the civil province of Dutch Limburg with an area of 2,205 sq km and 684,105… -
Ruvo Diocese (RUVO, DIOCESI DI)
RUVO DIOCESE. - City and diocese in the province of Bari, of whose metropolitan see it has always remained a suffragan. R. has an area of… -
Sabina and Poggio Mirteto, Diocese of (SABINA E POGGIO MIRTETO, DIOCESI DI)
SABINA AND POGGIO MIRTETO, DIOCESE of - A suburbicarian diocese in the province of Rieti. It has 88,193 inhabitants, of whom 88,000 are… -
Sacramento, Diocese of (SACRAMENTO, DIOCESI DI)
SACRAMENTO, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.); suffragan of San Francisco. It covers a territory of 53,400… -
Saginaw, Diocese of (SAGINAW, DIOCESI DI)
SAGINAW, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Michigan, U.S.A. The diocese covers an area of 10,162 sq. miles with a total… -
Saint Anne de La Pocatière, Diocese of (SANT'ANNA DE LA POCATIÈRE, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT ANNE DE LA POCATIÈRE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Québec (Canada). It has a population of 87,468 inhabitants,… -
Saint Augustine, Diocese of (SANT'AGOSTINO (SAINT AUGUSTINE), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT AUGUSTINE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the State of Florida (U.S.A.). The diocese today covers a territory of 46,959 sq. miles… -
Saint-Brieuc, Diocese of (SAINT-BRIEUC, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-BRIEUC, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the department of Côtes-du-Nord in France. The diocese has the same dimensions as the civil… -
Saint-Claude, Diocese of (SAINT-CLAUDE, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-CLAUDE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese, seat of a subprefecture of the department of Jura in France, situated on the slopes of Mount… -
Saint Clodoald, Diocese of (SAN CLODOALDO, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT CLODOALD, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the State of Minnesota (U.S.A.), suffragan of the archdiocese of St. Paul of Minnesota.… -
Saint-Dié, Diocese of (SAINT-DIÉ, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-DIÉ, Diocese of. - Diocese and city, seat of a subprefecture in the department of the Vosges in France, situated on the banks of the… -
Saint-Flour, Diocese of (SAINT-FLOUR, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-FLOUR, Diocese of. - City and diocese, subprefecture of the department of Cantal in France. The diocese has the same boundaries as… -
Saint-Germain de Rimouski, Archdiocese of (SAN GERMANO DI RIMOUSKI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAINT-GERMAIN DE RIMOUSKI, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - With its seat in the city of Rimouski, province of Québec (Canada). Rimouski today covers an… -
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Diocese of (SAN GIOVANNI DI MORIANA (MAURIENNE), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the southern part of the department of Savoy; seat of a subprefecture. It has an… -
Saint Jérôme (Saint-Jérôme-de-Terrebonne), Diocese of (SAN GIROLAMO (SAINT JÉRÔME DE TERREBONNE), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JÉRÔME (Saint-Jérôme-de-Terrebonne), Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Quebec (Canada). There are 80,078 Catholics,… -
Saint John, Diocese of Quebec (SAN GIOVANNI DI PORTORICO (SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JOHN, DIOCESE OF QUEBEC. - City and diocese on the island of Puerto Rico, between the Antilles and the Atlantic. It has an area of… -
Saint John in Canada (Saint John), Diocese of (SAN GIOVANNI NEL CANADÀ (SAINT JOHN), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JOHN IN CANADA (SAINT JOHN), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of New Brunswick (Canada), St. John is the oldest… -
Saint John's, Archdiocese of (SAN GIOVANNI DI QUÉBEC (SAINT JEAN), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JOHN'S, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Québec (Canada). The diocese of S. J. of Q. was erected by Pius XI on 9… -
Saint Joseph, Diocese of (SAN GIUSEPPE (SAINT JOSEPH), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JOSEPH, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the State of Missouri (U.S.A.). An important subject of discussion during the second… -
Saint Louis, Archdiocese of (SAN LUIGI (SAINT LOUIS), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAINT LOUIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the State of Missouri (U.S.A.). The archdiocese covers an area of 27,092 sq. miles… -
Saint Michael, Diocese of (SAN MICHELE, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT MICHAEL, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the province of the same name in El Salvador (Central America). It has an area of 11,466… -
Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Archdiocese of (SAN PAOLO DI MINNESOTA (SAINT PAUL M.), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the State of Minnesota, U.S.A. In 1849 the territories of northern… -
Saint Sebastian, Diocese of (SAN SEBASTIANO, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT SEBASTIAN, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Spain. It has an area of 1,885 sq km with a population of 374,040 inhabitants, of whom… -
Saint Thomas, Diocese Of (SAN TOMMASO, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT THOMAS, Diocese Of. - Diocese and island of the same name in Portuguese Guinea (Africa). The diocese has an area of 964 sq km with a… -
Saint Thomas Of Meliapor, Diocese Of (SAN TOMMASO DI MELIAPOR, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT THOMAS OF MELIAPOR, DIOCESE OF. - In India, suffragan of Goa. It was erected in 1606 and takes its name from the place where the… -
Salamanca, Diocese of (SALAMANCA, DIOCESI DI)
SALAMANCA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Spain. It has an area of 8,674 sq km with a population of 250,000 inhabitants, all Catholics,… -
Salé, Diocese of (SALE, DIOCESI DI)
SALÉ, Diocese of. - It is located in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 10 May 1887 with territory detached from the… -
Salem, Diocese of (SALEM, DIOCESI DI)
SALEM, Diocese of. - In southern India. The mission was begun in the southern part of the diocese by the Jesuit Roberto de Nobili, whose… -
Salerno, Archdiocese of (SALERNO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SALERNO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese of Campania. It has a population of 276,950 inhabitants, all Catholics; it has 164… -
Salford, Diocese of (SALFORD, DIOCESI DI)
SALFORD, Diocese of. - In England. It comprises the divisions (Hundreds) of Salford and Blackburn in the county of Lancashire. It has a… -
Salina (formerly Concordia), Diocese of (SALINA (GIÀ CONCORDIA), DIOCESI DI)
SALINA (formerly Concordia), Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Kansas (United States). It comprises a territory of about… -
Salmas, Diocese of (SALMAS, DIOCESI DI)
SALMAS, Diocese of. - Chaldean diocese in Persia. It had a Catholic series of bishops from 1560 to 1643, then, from 1709, it was a… -
Salta, Archdiocese of (SALTA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SALTA, ARCHDIOCESE of - City and archdiocese of the Argentine Republic, in the department of the same name. It has an area of 157,324 sq.… -
Saltillo, Diocese of (SALTILLO, DIOCESI DI)
SALTILLO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Mexico, in the State of Coahuila. It has an area of 155,000 sq km and a population of 710,000… -
Salt Lake, Diocese of (SALT LAKE, DIOCESI DI)
SALT LAKE, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Utah (U.S.A.). Suffragan of San Francisco. Today it covers a territory of 84,900… -
Salto, Diocese of (SALTO, DIOCESI DI)
SALTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Uruguay in the department of the same name. It has an area of 65,000 sq km with a population of… -
Saluzzo, Diocese of (SALUZZO, DIOCESI DI)
SALUZZO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Cuneo, archdiocese of Turin. It extends through the upper valleys of the Maira,… -
Sambalpur, Diocese of (SAMBALPUR, DIOCESI DI)
SAMBALPUR, Diocese of. - Erected by decree of 14 June 1951 and constituted from the civil districts of Ganpur, Bonai and Bamra (ceded by… -
San Bonifacio, Archdiocese of (SAN BONIFACIO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN BONIFACIO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of Manitoba (Canada). The archdiocese of St. B. covers an area of… -
San Carlo do Pinhal, Diocese of (SAN CARLO DO PINHAL, DIOCESI DI)
SAN CARLO DO PINHAL, DIOCESE OF. - Suffragan of São Paulo, in the State of São Paulo, in Brazil. It has an area of 17,427 sq km, with a… -
San Carlos de Ancud, Diocese of (SAN CARLO (SAN CARLOS) DE ANCUD, DIOCESI DI)
SAN CARLOS DE ANCUD, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the Republic of Chile (South America). The diocese has 99,430 Catholics out of a… -
San Cristoforo de La Habana, Archdiocese of (SAN CRISTOFORO DELL'AVANA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN CRISTOFORO DE LA HABANA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Known by the simple name of Havana (La Habana), capital city of the Republic of Cuba (v.) in… -
San Cristoforo della Laguna, Diocese of (SAN CRISTOFORO DELLA LAGUNA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN CRISTOFORO DELLA LAGUNA, DIOCESE OF. - A modern diocese in the Canary Islands, called "Nivariensis" and commonly of Tenerife from the… -
San Cristoforo di Venezuela, Diocese of (SAN CRISTOFORO DI VENEZUELA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN CRISTOFORO DI VENEZUELA, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and capital city of the department of Táchira in the Republic of Venezuela. It has an… -
Sandhurst, Diocese of (SANDHURST, DIOCESI DI)
SANDHURST, Diocese of. - It is located in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 30 March 1874 with territory detached from… -
San Diego, Diocese of (SAN DIEGO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN DIEGO, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.). The territory today comprises 35,879 square miles with a… -
Sandomiria (Sandomierz), Diocese of (SANDOMIRIA (SANDOMIERZ), DIOCESI DI)
SANDOMIRIA (SANDOMIERZ), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in Poland. Pius VII, with the bull Ex imposita nobis of 30 June 1818, created the… -
San Felipe, Diocese of (SAN FILIPPO (SAN FELIPE), DIOCESI DI)
SAN FELIPE, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the province of Aconcagua, in the Republic of Chile (South America). It has an area of 15,000… -
San Francisco, Archdiocese of (SAN FRANCISCO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN FRANCISCO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.). S. F. today (1951) has a population of 3,031,560… -
San Giacinto, Diocese of (SAN GIACINTO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN GIACINTO, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the province of Québec (Canada). S. G. is an industrial city located 35 miles from… -
San Giorgio di Terranova, Diocese of (SAN GIORGIO DI TERRANOVA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN GIORGIO DI TERRANOVA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Terranova, Canada. Around 1850 a population of about 2,000… -
San Giovanni di Cuyo (San Juan de Cuyo), Archdiocese of (SAN GIOVANNI DI CUYO (SAN JUAN DE CUYO), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN GIOVANNI DI CUYO (San Juan de Cuyo), Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese in the province of San Juan in the Republic of Argentina.… -
San Giovanni in Fiore (SAN GIOVANNI DI TERRANOVA (SAINT JOHN'S), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN GIOVANNI IN FIORE. - City and archdiocese in the province of Newfoundland (Canada). The ecclesiastical province of St. John's, erected… -
San José de Costa Rica, Diocese of (SAN GIUSEPPE DI COSTARICA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN JOSÉ DE COSTA RICA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese, capital of Costa Rica in Central America. It has an area of 13,000 sq km with a… -
Sankt Pölten (Saint Hippolytus), Diocese of (SANT'IPPOLITO (SANKT PÖLTEN), DIOCESI DI)
SANKT PÖLTEN (Saint Hippolytus), Diocese of. - City and diocese in western Lower Austria, suffragan of Vienna. The diocese has an area of… -
San Luis, Diocese of Argentina (SAN LUIGI (SAN LUIS) DI ARGENTINA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN LUIS, DIOCESE OF ARGENTINA. - City and diocese of the province of the same name in the Argentine Republic. It has an area of 70,000 sq… -
San Luis Potosí, Diocese of (SAN LUIGI (SAN LUIS) POTOSI, DIOCESI DI)
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and capital city of the state of the same name in Mexico. Over an area of 12,000 sq km it has a… -
San Marco Argentano e Bisignano, Diocese of (SAN MARCO ARGENTANO E BISIGNANO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN MARCO ARGENTANO E BISIGNANO, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Cosenza (Calabria), dependent on the metropolitan see of… -
San Miniato, Diocese of (SAN MINIATO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN MINIATO, Diocese of. - A city of Tuscany, a diocese since 1622; suffragan of Florence. Its territory, which extends over hilly and flat… -
San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Diocese of (SAN NICOLA DE LOS ARROYOS, DIOCESI DI)
SAN NICOLÁS DE LOS ARROYOS, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina, about which no statistical data… -
San Salvador, Diocese of (SAN SALVATORE (SAN SALVADOR), DIOCESI DI)
SAN SALVADOR (SAN SALVADOR), DIOCESE. - City and diocese, capital of the Republic of El Salvador in Central America. It has an area of… -
Sansepolcro, Diocese of (SAN SEPOLCRO, DIOCESI DI)
SANSEPOLCRO, DIOCESE OF. - In Tuscany, in the province of Arezzo. The diocese of Borgo S. S. has an area of 2160 sq km with a population of… -
San Severino (Septempeda), Diocese of (SAN SEVERINO (SEPTEMPEDA), DIOCESI DI)
SAN SEVERINO (Septempeda), Diocese of. - City and diocese in the Marches, province of Macerata, on the right bank of the Potenza river. It… -
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Diocese of (SANTA CROCE DELLA SIERRA (SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA), DIOCESI DI)
SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of the State of S. Cruz in Bolivia (South America). The diocese comprises the… -
Santa Fe, Archdiocese of (SANTA FÉ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTA FE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the State of New Mexico (U.S.A.). In 1598, Juan de Onate took possession of New Mexico… -
Sant'Agata dei Goti, Diocese of (SANT'AGATA DEI GOTI, DIOCESI DI)
SANT'AGATA DEI GOTI, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Benevento. It has an area of 50 sq km with a population of 38,000… -
Santa Maria, Diocese of (SANTA MARIA, DIOCESI DI)
SANTA MARIA, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Porto Alegre, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It has an area of 71,313 sq km with a… -
Santa Marta, Diocese of (SANTA MARTA, DIOCESI DI)
SANTA MARTA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of northern Colombia, capital of the department of Magdalena (South America). It has an area of… -
Sant'Anna, Diocese of (SANT'ANNA, DIOCESI DI)
SANT'ANNA, Diocese of. - City and diocese comprising the civil provinces of S. Vincente, Cabañas, La Paz, Cuscatlán, Chalatenango, S.… -
Sant'Antonio, Archdiocese of (SANT'ANTONIO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANT'ANTONIO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese of the State of Texas, U.S.A. The archdiocese of S. A. comprises the whole State of… -
Santa Rosa de Copán, Diocese of (SANTA ROSA DE COPÁN, DIOCESI DI)
SANTA ROSA DE COPÁN, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese comprising the civil provinces of Santa Bárbara, Copán, Lempira, Ocotepeque and… -
Santa Rosa de Osos, Diocese of (SANTA ROSA DE OSOS, DIOCESI DI)
SANTA ROSA DE OSOS, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Colombia in the department of Antioquia (South America). It has an area of 31,400 sq.… -
Santa Severina, Archdiocese of (SANTA SEVERINA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTA SEVERINA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of Catanzaro (Calabria). It has an area of 800 sq km, with a… -
Santiago de Cape Verde, Diocese of (SANTIAGO DI CAPO VERDE, DIOCESI DI)
SANTIAGO DE CAPE VERDE, DIOCESE OF. - On the island of Cape Verde in Africa, a Portuguese colony. It has an area of 4,033.37 sq km and a…